China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues, Shirley A. Kan, Specialist in Asian Security Affairs, August 16, 2010 “Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
WIPO Launches New Database to Profile IP Case Studies
News release: “WIPO has launched IP Advantage, a new database which profiles the intellectual property (IP) experiences of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and researchers. This tool aims to promote a better understanding of how IP is created and protected, and how inventors, creators and society at large benefit from the IP system. The IP Advantage database… Continue Reading
Coalition's New Issue Brief: The Movement of Illegal Guns Across the U.S.-Mexico Border
“A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns reveals that Texas and other border states are the top sources of U.S. crime guns recovered in Mexico. The issue brief, which examines previously unavailable ATF data about guns recovered in Mexico and traced back to the U.S, finds that roughly 75% of the U.S. crime guns… Continue Reading
FBI Releases Bank Crime Statistics for Second Quarter of 2010
News release: “During the second quarter of 2010, there were 1,146 reported violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, a decrease from the 1,304 reported violations in the same quarter of 2009. According to statistics released today by the FBI, there were 1,135 robberies, 11 burglaries, zero larcenies, and one extortion of… Continue Reading
The Great Principles of Computing
The Great Principles of Computing: “Computing may be the fourth great domain of science along with the physical, life and social sciences.” by Peter J. Denning “Computing is integral to sciencenot just as a tool for analyzing data, but as an agent of thought and discovery. It has not always been this way. Computing is… Continue Reading
eMarketer report: more than half of internet users will read blogs at least monthly
The Continued Rise of Blogging: “Social networks and microblogs have in recent years nudged blogging off the social media pedestal. For some consumers, who have more communication tools at their fingertips than they did a few years ago, Facebook and Twitter have supplanted blogging as life-streaming outlets. But blogs continue to be important. eMarketer estimates… Continue Reading
Number of jobs held by baby boomers, 1978-2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Number of jobs held by baby boomers, 19782008, September 24, 2010 “Individuals born in the latter years of the baby boom held an average of 11 jobs from age 18 to age 44, with the majority of the jobs being held before age 27. These baby boomers (who were born… Continue Reading
D.C. area's summer weather named worst in U.S.
WTOP: “The Weather Channel says the Washington D.C. area experienced the worst summer weather in the United States. The damaging thunderstorms that rolled through the region in late July and early August were the main reasons why. The Weather Channel says the storm that hit the area on July 25 had winds of 90 miles… Continue Reading
What Reducing the Federal Budget Deficit Through Large Spending Cuts Could Really Look Like
“The deficits our nation will run for the next few years are important for getting the country back on a solid economic foundation. But we need to be planning for the day when we deal with our longer-term deficits”: by Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden | September 21, 2010 “The purpose of this report is to… Continue Reading
DOJ/DEA Sponsor National Take-Back Day for Controlled Substances
“On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nations medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country. The National Take-Back Day provides an opportunity for the public… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Animal Welfare, USPTO
Animal Welfare: USDA’s Oversight of Dealers of Random Source Dogs and Cats Would Benefit from Additional Management Information and Analysis, GAO-10-945, September 24, 2010 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Performance Management Processes, GAO-10-946R, September 24, 2010 Continue Reading
National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2010
Bureau of Labor Statistics – National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2010 – September 2010, Bulletin 2752 Continue Reading
